Course Assessment – Spring 2004
Essay Questions. Answer 2 questions only. Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Discuss the role of the laboratory in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus.
- Write an essay on the topic of the most common lipid disorders encountered in paediatric practice.
- Describe the properties of molecules that can be used to enable specific separation of proteins in clinical chemistry laboratories. Illustrate your answer with brief explanations of the principles of methods employed and with examples of clinical application of such techniques.
- Write an essay on the metabolic syndrome.












